在南非,为离开监狱的人提供过渡性社区坚持支持:一个务实的,开放的,随机的受控试验
Tonderai Mabuto1, Daniel M Woznica2, Pretty Ndini1
1Department of Implementation Research, The Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa.
The lancet. HIV
|December 10, 2023
概括
过渡性社区坚持俱乐部 (TCAC) 的干预措施显著改善了从惩戒设施返回社区的个人的艾滋病毒治疗入学率. 这项由同行领导的计划增强了司法参与人口的艾滋病毒治疗连续性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究研究
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 从惩戒设施过渡的个人面临着持续治疗艾滋病毒的重大障碍.
- 过渡性社区坚持俱乐部 (TCAC) 是为了通过多层次,以小组为基础和同行为主导的干预来解决这些障碍而开发的.
- 该研究假设TCAC将在关键的首六个月内降低艾滋病毒治疗坚持的障碍.
研究的目的:
- 评估TCAC干预措施在改善最近从惩戒设施释放的个人中艾滋病毒治疗服务入学率方面的有效性.
- 评估差异化服务提供模式对脆弱人群艾滋病毒治疗连续性的影响.
主要方法:
- 一个实用,开放的,个别随机的受控试验在南非五个惩戒设施中进行.
- 接受抗逆转录病毒疗法 (ART) 的参与者被随机 (1:2) 分给通常护理 (被动转诊) 或六个月的12届会议TCAC计划.
- 主要结局是释放后在6个月内接受艾滋病毒治疗服务,通过治疗意图分析进行评估.
主要成果:
- 与常规护理组 (36%) 相比,TCAC组在六个月内在艾滋病毒治疗服务中注册人数显著增加 (61%).
- 加入TCAC组的风险比为1.7 (95%CI为1.2-2.5;p=0.0010).
- 在试验期间没有报告任何不良事件.
结论:
- 作为一个差异化服务提供模式的TCAC干预,有效地改善了从监禁中返回的艾滋病毒感染者的艾滋病毒治疗入学率.
- 这种基于课程的同行支持的方法提供了一个可行的模式,可以在南非和全球的刑事司法系统中加强艾滋病毒治疗的连续性.
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